{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-21.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 21.002","heading":"REFERENCES TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY AND TO MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY.","body":"A reference in this code or another statute:\n(1) to a member of the governing body of a municipality includes each member of that body regardless of the name, including alderman, commissioner, or council member, used by a statute, municipal charter, or municipal ordinance to refer to the member; or\n(2) to the governing body of a municipality includes a municipal governing body regardless of the name, including board of aldermen, city commission, or city council, used by a statute, municipal charter, or municipal ordinance to refer to the governing body.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.21.htm#21.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"d6292d8d25b0ff36dbc776699ed3e4044caa7b90121162fd29bc269bc5a4abda","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-21.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-21.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}